KIBeast

Cool photos. Seems like I've seen them before. Maybe someone from coasterbuzz had a link to that site.

It was cooler than Top Gun. Cooler theming and longer ride.

I have not heard about SFKK getting a Flying coaster at all. Where did you hear this? Anyway, as long as the layouts of these are unique, I couldn't care less if all of the parks in Ohio have a flyer. Nobody says this when it comes to wood coasters... "Geez, I hope PKI doesn't get a wood coaster cause CP, GL, and SFKK have one."

The older animals were dying out, and the cost of replacing them was too much. That makes sense, yet it doesn't. They had to have known ahead of time what the cost to replace the animals and feeding them would be. So, how does it all of a sudden become too expensive to maintain? Just trying to make sense out of it. Maybe it was more expensive than they had planned. You know they at least already planned for the expense of feeding and caring for them.

Mine would have to be The Bat. I was fortunate to have been on it. It was fast and furious. Although, I miss a lot of the old rides that used to be there like Bayern Curve, The Screamin' Demon (it was the first coaster I rode that had an inversion and went backwards), Flight Commander, Der Spinnin' Keggers and the Bavarian Beetle. Oh, let's not forget the Rotor. That ride used to trip me out.

And, PKI has worked with the Philadelphia Toboggan Company before, and Intamin, and Huss, and Arrow, and Premier. So, there's really know way of knowing whom they will utilize in the future based on history with these companies.

I highly doubt PKI executives are sitting around saying "The public is demanding a B&M coaster so let's build one." Outside of the people on this board, I doubt anybody could name a coaster manufacturer. People may not know the difference between one manufacturer from the other, but they do know different ride experiences. In other words, instead of someone saying," I wish my park had a B&M coaster" they might say, " I wish my home park had one of those coasters like the Raptor at CP". They don't even have to know the manufacturer's name.

I was one of the fortunate to have been on The Bat. It was an awesome coaster. I especially liked The Bat Trains. And, I have to agree with Browntggr that I would like to see it return as it was a much better ride than Top Gun. As for the other thing I hear almost all the time they took out The Wild Animal Safari because of a lion attacked a worker.Which has somewhat truth to it.... A lion did attack a worker which would make it totally true, not somewhat true. That was the reason that they took out the Wild Animal Safari, not because they were dying out. When animals die, you just replace them with more, not shut down the ride.

I would like to see other colors available as well. I thought the thong was good for a laugh too.

Any PKI can't not afford to put in a mega ride after a mega ride because it's is not open year around. This is so not true. If it was, why would they make million dollar investments and improvements every year. And, Cedar Point is only seasonal as well and has managed to make huge capital improvements every year too.

I never attempted to get a job in high school, so ok. I was referring to the people whom were looking for work. You don't have to have a job or be looking for one to know when the job market is bad. Also, Reagan cannot take credit for ending the cold war. You can credit Gorbachev (sp?) for that. Regan escalated the cold war if anything. The only other time we have come that close to a nuclear war was when Kennedy was in office with the nukes over in Cuba. Also, if you were told that they were going to use jumbo jets as missiles to attack NYC before it happened, you'd probably think that was ridiculous too. Actually, history tells us that terrorists have often used planes, maybe not to crash them into anything, but definitely many, many highjackings. It was only a matter of time before some extremist group did use the jumbo jets for something of the like. Well know fact. Then again, if I sell a guy a car and he uses it in a drive by, am I part of the crime? You are if you knew of his intent. Maybe Bin Laden said he would never turn on us, but what made us believe it? He already tried to destroy the towers once. It is also sickening that it was CIA money that funded Al Qaeda and trained their people. I know that it was used to fight off the Russians, but now it makes me wonder if maybe the Russians were on to something or knew something we didn't. Sorry, I should not have been so sensitive and defensive, I apologize. But, it still does not change my opinion of Regan.

Don't like the status of your working environment, blame Allen Greenspan, not the president. First, I never said that I was laid off. I was in high school when he was president...I'm not that old. Second, if it is not the fault of the president, then why would it be such an issue with every election? Especially in the current election. You see major ads by both Republicans and Democrats concerning job loss overseas. So, you see, it is not ignorant or uneducated. You just made a lot of assumptions. I suppose you believe Clinton is the only one to blame when it comes to the attacks on the twin towers? Guess what? The Bush family has had business dealings with Bin Laden long before Clinton was in office. Also, why was it that relatives of Bin Laden were airlifted out of this country the day after 9/11 when no one was supposed to be flying? And, did you know George W. Bush's grades were not good enough to get him into the great colleges he attended? His daddy's money got him in. If anybody else had applied with those grades, they would have been turned down. You can find this all on-line.

I will give him respect since he has passed, but I do not think he was a great president. My state's unemployment was extremely high the entire length of his two terms. And, even though it was not proven to include him personally, in one of his terms his people sold illegal weapons to Iran. Like I said, I will give him respect due to all that pass away, but no respect on the way he ran this country. I guess it should not be unexpected that people remember him so fondly because we tend to remember things in our past as better than they actually were.

Actually, I did sit near the front.

I'd have to say Hanger 18 in FoF... it's brilliantly done. I agree. I just wish they would update the movie. It always says something about the UFO being a stunt for a local amusement park for a new ride. Well, it's not new any more.

While I give props to Paramount for brining in some kick ass rides, there was this atmopshere about KI that made it so much better. I'm glad that I wasn't the only one who notices this. Even something as simple as the music they play just walking around the park needs to be changed.

Sounds like you had a great trip. On my trip, I thought that The Beast was unusually smooth.

I wonder why they took it away. I can't remember where I heard this, but it was my understanding that the water attracted a lot of unwanted insect pests. I can remember the water and trough...it was pretty cool.

This year was the first time I got to ride Tomb Raider. I have to agree with some that this is the best themed ride in the park with FOF being a close second. Now, my favorite park theming that has nothing to do with ride theming is the garden clock. It's always been a favorite of mine along with the fountains.

I thought that the seatbelt was pointless. But, I guess it could come in handy should the restraint fail. I don't think it had any effect on my ride on The Beast.

I have been on PT, but not SDATHC. PT had very long lines when it opened like Scooby just as Boddah pointed out. PT needed to be removed probably due to its popularity or lack thereof. Same thing could happen to any ride at PKI.

Sounds like a good day to me!

If not, then if you really want a piece of KC you'll have to go to the scrap yard. And, you can see parts of it from SOB. If you look over to the right (I think it's the right) on the brake before the loop, you can see it.

I've never been on an air launch or counterweights, so I'll have to say hydraulic. I think TTD is far more intense than FOF.

Thanks. Did your day go as well as mine? Do you notice that it seems, at least for part of the day, that the same crowd of people are at all the same rides as you? I kept seeing the same people all day.